Action of the School Board Action of the School Board 11/24/14

Meeting Date:
Nov. 24, 2014

Board Chair
Tom Heidemann

ACTION

of the School School District
Board
Anoka-Hennepin

Recognitions

The School Board recognized the following students and staff:

University Avenue Elementary School

Vice Chair

Marci Anderson

• Principal Anissa Cravens of University Avenue Elementary School for Aerospace, Children’s Engineering and Science (UAE) recognized the school’s curriculum integrator,
Kate Watson. Earlier this year, Watson was named the National Civil Air Patrol’s 2014
Coordinator of the Year and was also selected to participate in Honeywell’s Educators
Space Academy in June. In addition, Cravens said it was Watson’s leadership that lead
to the school being presented an award of recognition from the Metropolitan Airports
Commission for service and promotion of Anoka County’s Blaine Airport, which UAE
partners with for lessons and interesting field trips.

Anoka High School
Treasurer
Bill Harvey

Clerk

Jeff Simon

• Anoka High School Activities Director Gwen Poore and head boys soccer coach Pete
Hayes recognized the school’s boys soccer team, which won the 2014-15 Class AA Boys
State Soccer Championship last month. Hayes recognized coaches Clint Suel, Todd
Springer and Wayne Becklin, and student-athletes Erik Elvig, Luke Olson, Michael
Talbot, Tomas Martinez, Alex Orn, Billy Hentges, Connor Schaaf, Blake Neumann,
Felipe Genchi, Josua Dobler, Lencho Ahmed, Alec Belknap, Donnie Guimont, Taylor
Park, Blake Doyea, Ben Verkuilen, Summer Ness, Connor Hudalla, Brandon Berg, Tyler
Trovick, Gavin Matson and Jake Peterson.

Parent Involvement Day

• School Board Chair Tom Heidemann also made special note of Parent Involvement
Day, which was held Nov. 20. “Parent volunteers are the foundation of successful
schools in Anoka-Hennepin,” Heidemann said. “Thank you to all who make a difference in the life of a child. We salute you.”

Organization
Director

William Fields

Tribute to Dr. Scott Wenzel

To start the meeting, School Board Chair Tom Heidemann asked for a moment of silence to
honor member Dr. Scott Wenzel, who passed away Nov. 8. “I can say to you truly, everything that Scott Wenzel did was for the benefit of the kids,” Heidemann said. “He’s a colleague that will truly be missed.”

Election of School Board treasurer and clerk
Director

To be decided

Due to the passing of Dr. Wenzel, who had been the group’s clerk, the board elected new
officers for the roles of clerk and treasurer. Jeff Simon, who had been the board’s treasurer,
was unanimously elected to be the board’s clerk. Bill Harvey was then unanimously elected
treasurer.

Communications, delegations and petitions

Rick Heller spoke to the board on behalf of twice exceptional, print disabled students.
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